Distraught parents Chris Keeling and Sharon Wright say rumours that they killed their son have made their grief even harder to bear.

Two-year-old David Keeling was not breathing when they found him in his cot at their flat in Mayenne Place, Devizes, at 4.45am on October 12.

He was rushed to hospital by ambulance but pronounced dead on arrival.

The couple, who have another son, seven-month-old Bradley, have been staying with their family. They returned to their flat on a few occasions to be met with accusations they were involved in David's death.

Police said that a post mortem examination showed David's death is not suspicious and his parents are not to blame. Further tests are being carried out to try to establish the cause.

The death of blonde haired, blue eyed David, stunned his parents, who said he was energetic and healthy.

On the evening before he died they had taken him to see their GP as he had a temperature and his glands were swollen. He was prescribed penicillin. His parents said even with a high temperature David was his usual self. They gave him the prescribed dose of penicillin before he went to bed.

"He was running around, he was full of beans as usual," said Ms Wright, who works as a housekeeper at Green Lane Hospital and is also a cleaner.

David went to sleep at 8.30pm and Ms Wright and Mr Keeling checked on him several times before they went to sleep at 11pm. When Mr Keeling woke up at 4.45am he checked on David and found he was not breathing.

Mr Keeling shouted to alert Ms Wright who rang 999. Both of them attempted to resuscitate David following instructions from the ambulance control staff over the phone.

But Ms Wright, 43, said: "There was nothing we could do, he had gone."

The couple, who spoke to the Gazette in the presence of Det Con Jo Northway, said the rumours about them killing their son started after neighbours saw them getting into a police car shortly after the ambulance left to take David to the Royal United Hospital in Bath.

"People thought we were being arrested but we were not. The police were taking us to the hospital to be with our son. We were in shock and the police kindly took us to the hospital," said Ms Wright.

Mr Keeling, 56, has also changed his car, a Peugeot 207, following his son's death as he can't bear to be in it as it reminds him of happy times with David.

He said: "The rumours circulating are that the police have taken away my car and have taken it apart bit by bit but it's not true."

"I have swopped my car for a courtesy car from Fussell Wadman.

"Mark Wadman has been really good in helping me with this.

"When we returned to our home to collect some belongings a neighbour asked what had happened to David and asked if I had killed him.

"The rumours have made my grieving 50 times worse.

"It's hard enough trying to cope with David's death.

"We still don't know why he died."

Ms Wright said: "David was a fit and healthy two-year-old.

"We don't know what happened to him and we are now waiting for the results of the tests."

Det Con Jo Northway said police have told neighbours David's death is not suspicious, but it still seemed as if the rumours were persisting.

She said: "There's no truth in the rumours.

"Chris and Sharon have not been arrested and we are not treating David's death as suspicious.

"We are still awaiting the results of tests from the post mortem examination.

"The family really need the support of friends and neighbours during this very difficult and emotional time in their life."